Alan Scott LeDoux (January 7, 1949 – August 11, 2011) was a politician, professional

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boxer, professional wrestler, and referee.

Career

Boxing

LeDoux began his professional boxing career in 1974. His first boxing match was a

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victory over Arthur Pullens. LeDoux's final bout in 1983 was a technical knockout loss to Frank Bruno. LeDoux retired from the ring with a record of 33-13-4 (including 22 knockouts). LeDoux's opponents included Larry Holmes,

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, Ken Norton, Ron Lyle, Gerrie Coetzee, Leon Spinks, Greg Page, Frank Bruno, and Mike Weaver. In his match with Leon Spinks, LeDoux earned a 'draw', just months before Spinks defeated Ali. He also knocked off broadcaster Howard Cosell's toupee in a scuffle that followed a losing effort with Johnny Boudreaux. LeDoux insisted the fight was fixed by Don King and he told Cosell to "Tell it like it is" mimicking Cosell's famous catch phrase. A pushing match ensued and in the process, Cosell's headset along with his toupee was dislodged by an errant LeDoux shove in front of live ABC cameras. Cosell quickly retrieved his hairpiece from the floor and replaced it on top of his head. On April 22, 1976, LeDoux lost to fellow Minnesotan Duane Bobick before a crowd of 13,789 at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington, MN, which is still a Minnesota record.https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/8624 The high point of LeDoux's career were arguably draws scored against Leon Spinks and an aging Ken Norton. Norton won the first eight rounds of the fight, but tired. Although Norton was knocked out in round ten, there was confusion as to whether the ref had signaled the fight over so the match was declared a draw. LeDoux took part in a five round exhibition match with

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and was a sparring partner to both Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis. LeDoux later worked as a ringside commentator for

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. In 2010, LeDoux was elected a member of the inaugural class of inductees to the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame.

Wrestling

In 1986 LeDoux went into professional wrestling as a referee for the American Wrestling Association. He would feud with Larry Zbyszko in 1986 and 1987 in boxing and wrestling matches.

Politics

LeDoux was elected to the Anoka County, Minnesota Board of County Commissioners"Former prize fighter Scott LeDoux upends incumbent Anoka County Commissioner Dave McCauley"
''Former prize fighter Scott LeDoux upends incumbent Anoka County Commissioner Dave McCauley''. Retrieved January 27, 2007. and re-elected in 2008, defeating challenger Becky Fink."County board incumbents re-elected"
''County board incumbents re-elected''. Retrieved January 27, 2007. In 2006, the Minnesota Legislature authorized the creation of a state Boxing Commission, the Minnesota Board of Boxing having gone out of existence in 2001 with the retirement of longtime Boxing Commissioner and Executive Secretary Jimmy O'Hara (LeDoux and O'Hara had served together on the Minnesota Board of Boxing for 18 years). LeDoux was appointed boxing commissioner by the state Governor Tim Pawlenty. In August 2006 LeDoux was also named Executive Director of the Minnesota Combative Sports Commission.

Controversy

* In 2007, the Chief Executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Melanie Benjamin, objected to LeDoux's public criticism of her band and their boxing matches at the Grand Casino Hinckley Casino in Hinckley,

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. * In November 2007, LeDoux was accused by boxing promoter John Hoffman of "insulting and assaulting" him at a boxing event in

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. LeDoux claims that Hoffman was intoxicated and fabricated the story. * In December 2008 a state investigation revealed that LeDoux, in his capacity as head of the Combative Sports Commission, accepted free tickets to an MMA event, some of which had a face value of $600. This was determined to be a violation of state ethics rules. * In January 2009, commission member Chad Ridler resigned in protest "of the inaction of the commission in providing oversight of Scott LeDoux...He's unaccountable".

Personal life

LeDoux was diagnosed with

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(ALS) or "Lou Gehrig's Disease" in August 2008. A 2010 study questioned the diagnosis in athletes who had experienced head trauma or repeated concussions. Instead, the study suggests that some may have a variant of dementia pugilistica, known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy or boxer's syndrome."Scott LeDoux fighting his toughest foe: Lou Gehrig's disease"
''Scott LeDoux fighting his toughest foe: Lou Gehrig's disease''. Retrieved January 27, 2007. LeDoux was a member of the national board of directors of the Wishes and More. He was also honorary chair of the American Cancer Society. LeDoux founded a golf tournament called the Scott LeDoux Long Haul Classic. LeDoux died of complication of ALS on August 11, 2011.

Professional boxing record

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, align=left, , - , Win , 7–0 , align=left, Tom Berry , KO , 4 , 13/08/1974 , align=left, Minneapolis Convention Center,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 4–0 , align=left, Reggie Fleming , KO , 3 , 15/05/1974 , align=left, Saint Paul Auditorium,

, align=left, , - , Win , 3–0 , align=left, Steve Patterson , PTS , 6 , 23/04/1974 , align=left, Minneapolis Convention Center,

, align=left, , - , Win , 2–0 , align=left, Floyd Cox , TKO , 3 , 14/03/1974 , align=left, Minneapolis Auditorium,

, align=left, , - , Win , 1–0 , align=left, Arthur Pullins , KO , 3 , 04/02/1974 , align=left, Minneapolis Convention Center,

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Exhibition boxing record

References

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